Donned in a red mozzetta and a stole over a white rochet and his new white cassock, Pope Leo’s clothes spoke volumes as each new Roman Pontiff gets to choose what they wear for that historic moment.

Byzantine crowns The Byzantine practice of wearing crowns probably stemmed from earlier Roman practices, despite a distaste for kingship among the Romans during the period of the Republic that ...

An inscription in Greek on the central panel reads, "Constantine, Emperor of the Romans, the Monomachos." Flanking Constantine IX are panels depicting Empress Zoë on his right and Empress ...

Eight XXL leather shoes have been recovered from Magna, a Roman-era fort along Hadrian's Wall. Archaeologists excavating a ...

The largest collection of Roman coins found in Spain is now on exhibit. The museum display features 50,000 ancient coins from ...

It is said that only a few people alive today still work with the remarkable "sea silk," which has been long prized for its enduring sheen.

Octavius took the stage name Augustus, consolidated power, and became the first Roman emperor. The Vandals sacked Rome in 455 — after Pope Leo cut a deal to prevent the city from being burned to ...

Carlson has voiced strong opposition to U.S. intervention against the country amid its war with Israel, while Cruz backs it. Meyers aired footage of the fiery exchange, then quipped: “I will say, this ...

Seth Meyers was amused by the standoff, saying he’d never “felt more like a Roman emperor.” “I just want someone to feed me grapes while I say, ‘Let them fight.’” — SETH MEYERS ...

In fact, so many shoes have been found across the two sites, the Vindolanda archaeological trust maintains a "shoe specialist ...